Here are some great online tools for at-home learning!
The Ohio Department of Education recently was awarded $42 million for a Comprehensive Literacy State Development Grant from the U.S. Department of Education to build on ongoing work to improve the language and literacy development of our state’s children. Approximately 95 percent of the award will be distributed directly to local districts, community schools and early childhood education programs to improve literacy outcomes for children from birth through grade 12.
This four-year subgrant will focus on developing model comprehensive literacy sites in early childhood education programs and district preschools as well as elementary, middle and high schools across the state. The model sites will concentrate on implementing practices consistent with Ohio's Plan to Raise Literacy Achievement.
The Comprehensive Literacy State Development subgrant application window opened March 2, 2020 and closes June 10, 2020. Awards will be made in August, 2020.
The Ohio Department of Education’s Office for Exceptional Children and the Ohio Coalition for the Education of Children with Disabilities (the Coalition) have collaborated in the implementation of the State Personnel Development Grant, funded by the United States Department of Education. Through this partnership, the Coalition has built and will continue to develop an early language and literacy website for families of emerging readers. This website, Reading Tips for Families, will host reading definitions, activities, and resources that engage and educate families, while meeting requirements for disability accessibility and accessibility for non-English speakers.
As school districts across the country are closing or preparing to close as a step toward slowing the spread of COVID-19, these websites offer help for administrators, teachers, students, and parents in their efforts to rapidly transition to remote instruction.
Scholastic offers free daily instructional courses for students at home to continue their learning experiences. Based on grade levels, students can learn and achieve projects on their own or with families.
WOSU and PBS teamed up to offer free standards-aligned lesson planning for teachers and sites for students.
TED Ed offers video based lessons and supports for students to connect and share ideas.
Smithsonian offers Explore & Learn to visit their online collection of research (archives, podcasts, libraries). There is also a Learning Lab to discover, create, and share interests and new concepts.
